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J. BAER.

(N o Model.)

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N5. 555,254. Patented Aug. 4, 1895.

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JULIUS BAER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent N o. 565,254, dated August 4, 1896.

Applioatlon filed May 9, 1896. Serial No. 590,804. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS BAER, of New York city, New York, have invented an Improved Magical Toy, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to a magical toy b which a mystifying disappearance and reappearance of a coin or similar small article may be effected.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a vertical section through the toy complete; Fig. 2, a section through the principal parts, showing their position with the coin exposed; Fig. 3, a similar section with the coin concealed, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the glass a.

The letter a represents a vessel which is made of glass, so as to be transparent.

b is a ilexible paper disk, which is of a size to fit snugly upon the rim of the vessel a, to which it is secured by any suitable adhesive. This disk is of such a size as not to project beyond the rim, so that when the vessel is reversed the presence of the paper is revealed only through the transparent body of the vessel ct.

c d are two flexible opaque telescopin g covers or boxes, within which the glass a is normally contained and of which the inner cover c is of the same height as the glass itself and of a diameter to snugly inclose the same.

In use the glass is Withdrawn from the boxes c d and placed in a reversed position upon a sheet of paper e of the same tint as the disk l). This will cause the disk b to blend with the sheet e, so that its presence is not revealed. A coin f is placed upon the sheet e next to the glass, and then the cover c is slipped over the glass, Fig. 2. By slightly compressing the cover c it may now be raised together with the glass and projected with the latter over the coin, the glass being entirely hidden from View by the cover. (Full lines, Fig. 3.) When the cover cis next removed and the glass exposed, (dotted lines, Fig. 3,) the coin will have apparently disappeared, it being concealed by the disk Z7, which will bulge slightly but imperceptibly to accommodate the coin. By a reverse operation the coin is again exposed, and thus a inystifying and very entertaining toy is provided.

A toy composed of a glass vessel, a flexible disk secured to the rim thereof, and a ilexible cover which is of the same height as the glass vessel and is adapted to completely hide the same from view, substantially as specified.

J ULIUS BAER. Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, WILLIAM SCHULZ. 

